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A downtown Lancaster church's pipe organ turns 100 this year, and Sunday it gets a free birthday concert.
Plus Columbia's Halloween parade Thursday night, a chicken BBQ in Quarryville and a Halloween-night rock and roll show in Lititz.
In today's Lancaster Local:
A 100-year-old pipe organ gets a free birthday concert Sunday
Columbia's Halloween parade steps off Thursday night
A chicken BBQ, yard sale and book sale in Quarryville
Charlie Ingui of the Soul Survivors in Lititz on Halloween night
COMMUNITY NEWS
A downtown church's pipe organ turns 100, and Sunday is its birthday concert.
Covenant United Methodist Church, at 110 North Mulberry Street in Lancaster city, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Casavant pipe organ.
The church building was built in 1926. "At the same time we completed this building," the church says, "the Casavant Organ Company of Canada completed building and installing our beautiful pipe organ."
For the past year, technicians from Brunner & Associates have been repairing and partially restoring the organ in time for its anniversary.
They took pipes and parts to their shop in Silver Spring to work on them, then returned them to the organ in prime condition.
The organ stayed usable the whole time, just not all of its stops and sounds.
The church says Brunner & Associates are confident that on Sunday the organ "will sound exactly like it did in 1926."
The church has raised $72,171 toward its $100,000 goal for the work, as of September 25.
The celebration is Sunday, October 25, at 3:00 p.m.: a recital and hymn sing with concert organist Gordon Turk, the resident organist at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, who has played Carnegie Hall and the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
A reception follows at 4:45 p.m. The church says the celebration will include some descendants of the Straub and Eckert families, who donated the organ, along with family and friends of its past organists.
The concert is free, with a free-will offering.
The church asks everyone to register for a free ticket so it can prepare for the reception.
For $25, a 5:30 p.m. add-on session lets you explore the organ with Turk.
EVENTS
🎺 Columbia Lions Halloween Parade — Steps off at the Columbia Borough Fire Department, 10th and Manor streets, Columbia.
Thursday, October 22, 7:00 p.m.
Columbia's Mardi Gras "Halloween" Parade is always the fourth Thursday in October.
Expect high school and community bands, floats, baton groups, fire departments and local businesses, and the last unit is always a steam calliope.
This year's theme is "Celebrating our Roots: Columbia 300th and America 250th Year Anniversaries."
Candy can't be thrown from floats and vehicles, but walkers along the curb line can hand it out.
🍗 Chicken BBQ, Indoor Yard Sale & Book Sale — Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville.
Saturday, October 24, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
A library fundraiser.
A donation gets you a BBQ half chicken, a bag of potato chips, an applesauce cup and a bottle of water, cooked by "the chicken masters of Wakefield Lions Club with over 30 years of success." There are whoopie pies for sale, a book sale, and an indoor yard sale of donated treasures where most items are pay-what-you-will.
Advance tickets are available at the library or online, and advance ticket holders must pick up their meals by noon.
🛍️ 5th Annual Holiday Bazaar — Hosanna! A Fellowship of Christians, 29 Green Acre Road, Lititz.
Saturday, October 24, until 2:00 p.m.
A community outreach artisan market with more than 30 local artisans and small businesses: handmade quilts and woodwork, jewelry and artwork, paper crafts, children's clothing, holiday decor and more.
Breakfast and lunch are available to buy from the Ember Food Truck.
✍️ Habitat Advocate: Writing Nature — Tec Centro, 102 Chester Street, Lancaster.
Saturday, October 24, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
A Lancaster Conservancy creative writing workshop on the history, purpose and enduring value of nature writing, plus tools for writing your own pieces about ecology, plants, wildlife, wilderness experiences and related topics.
No writing background is necessary.
It's led by Laura Newcomer, a professional writer and the community coordinator at Waxwing EcoWorks.
Tickets are $23.18 on Eventbrite.
Ages 16 and up; anyone under 18 must come with an adult.
🎃 10th Annual Halloween Carnival — Overlook Activities Center, 301 Golf Drive, Lancaster.
Saturday, October 24, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Manheim Township Recreation's free carnival, rain or shine, with carnival games and prizes, photo opportunities, lots of candy, a costume parade and food trucks.
The Manheim Township Police Department hosts a Trunk-or-Treat during the carnival.
Bring your own bag.
Free for all.
🍂 Fall Nature Hike — Speedwell Forge County Park, 480 Speedwell Forge Road, Lititz.
Saturday, October 24, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
A group hike during the peak of the season's colors, guided by county naturalist Fisher Zban.
All ages.
$2 per person.
Register and prepay by noon on Friday, October 23, online or at (717) 295-2055.
🏛️ White House Workers — LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, 230 North President Avenue, Lancaster.
Thursday, October 29. Reception at 5:00 p.m., lecture at 5:30 p.m.
White House Historical Association historian Sarah Fling shares lesser-known stories of White House workers throughout history, including the men and women who worked for President James Buchanan.
Free, but registration is required to guarantee a seat, and tickets may not be available at the door.
It's also streamed on Zoom.
Register online or at (717) 392-4633.
🎸 Quentin Jones Rock & Roll Revue with Charlie Ingui — Lititz Shirt Factory, 5 Juniper Lane, Lititz.
Saturday, October 31, 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for dinner and drinks.
Quentin Jones is joined by Charlie Ingui of the Soul Survivors, who created the "Philadelphia Sound" with their huge 1967 hit "Expressway to Your Heart."
Tickets are $25, with no added fees.
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— The Lancaster Local